Chapter 151 Chef
The mother and daughter sat in Li Minghao's house for a while before leaving.
In the afternoon, the family of three wholesaled the items that the farm was still short of, such as pots, pans, cups, chopsticks, plates, spoons, etc. These are all indispensable, so they wholesaled a lot at one time, and the store also promised to deliver the goods to the door.
Li Xuezhu drove in front to lead the delivery convoy and they returned home quickly.
After everything was unloaded and the deliveryman left, Guoer said, "Dad, the garden outside is almost finished. Should we start hiring people?"
Guo'er just went to see the garden and found that it was already half built. It should be completed soon.
It’s time to start preparing to recruit people. Her stall is not small and needs a lot of people.
"Other people are easy to deal with. We can just go to the village and find someone who is diligent, clean and efficient. But it's hard to find a chef! This one chef is not enough. We need at least three chefs, right?" Li Xuezhu said with some worry.
"Dad, our family runs a farm, so we just need to find farm-grown dishes that are good, but we don't pursue exquisiteness!"
As for the ingredients in her house, you can enjoy the original flavor! There is no need for various seasonings. High-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking methods.
"There's actually someone who's really good at cooking farm-style dishes! He's the chef who prepared the banquet for our housewarming party."
Li Xuezhu remembered that the chef had come to him and said that if his family's farm opened and was looking for a chef, he could be considered.
In the past two years, more and more people have been organizing rural banquets. As more people do this, malicious competition arises, and the money earned each month becomes less and less. Those people don't want to do it anymore, and they don't want to go to other cities. So, Li Xuezhu's family came to him because they opened a farm.
"You mentioned that chef. His cooking is really good. It would be great if you were willing to come!" Guoer said.
"Yes, that person has been running banquets for more than 20 years. If it weren't for the bad business in the past two years and the malicious competition, people probably wouldn't come!" Li Xuezhu said, thinking of the man's actual situation.
"Then you should go and tell him as soon as possible, lest he go to work in other places?" Guoer also reminded that if he doesn't want to do it, he will have to go out to work.
"Well! I'll go to town to talk to him later." Li Xuezhu is also a straightforward person. After deciding who to use, he did not delay and went to the door to find him immediately.
"Achao, are you really going out to work?" asked Zheng Chao's neighbor and childhood friend Zhao Yue.
The two grew up together and had a brotherly relationship, so he didn't beat around the bush and asked, choosing to speak directly.
"Well, the competition in the banquet industry is extremely fierce now. Not only do you not make money, but you also have to worry a lot. It's better to find a job and do it steadily so that you can worry less." Zheng Chao said helplessly.
He had no choice. He started to follow his father to prepare banquets for others at the age of 17. He didn't expect that he would have to face the fate of going out to work when he is now in his 40s. He is a very homesick person!
I have to go out and work. I can’t find a good job here in my hometown, and my two sons are not married yet. The pressure is so great!
"Didn't you tell Li Ji Manor last time? Is there no news from there?" Zhao Yue asked again. The two had a close relationship and would talk to each other about any troubles they had. It could be considered a way to relieve stress.
"No, you haven't come to see me for such a long time. I guess you have found someone else to hire!" Zheng Chao said a little disappointedly.
He really didn't want to go out of town. Even if the salary was a little lower, it was better to stay at home than to be displaced outside.
"Is Chef Zheng at home?" The two were talking when they heard a sound coming from outside the yard. Zheng Chao's eyes lit up and he went out.
Judging from his expression, Zhao Yue, as a childhood friend, was very familiar with him and quickly asked, "Is this Li's Manor?"
Seeing Zheng Chao nod, Zhao Yue said happily: "Then you can have a good chat with him! I'll go back first!"
After saying that, he walked out and left directly through the back door. After all, they were discussing work, so what was the point of him, an outsider, being here?
"Boss Li, what brings you here today? Come in quickly and have a glass of water to cool down!"
Zheng Chao warmly invited the person into the house, poured him some tea, and then asked him to sit down.
Li Xuezhu took a sip of tea, took a deep breath, and then said, "Didn't you say last time that the farm was short of chefs and we'd consider you? This is why I'm here! My farm is about to open, and I wanted to ask if what you said last time still counts."
Zheng Chao guessed that Li Xuezhu was looking for him for this matter, and he didn't expect that he guessed it right. Now he finally doesn't have to go out to work.
Some said excitedly: "It counts! It counts!"
Li Xuezhu took another sip of tea. She was indeed a little thirsty after the journey. After swallowing the tea in her mouth, she continued, "Then let me tell you about the salary and benefits. The monthly basic salary is 8,000, plus bonuses, year-end bonuses, holiday benefits, etc. Do you think it's acceptable?"
Zheng Chao really didn't expect to get a basic salary of 8,000 and other bonuses. This was really good and completely beyond his expectations. He originally thought that 5,000 to 6,000 would be good.
"I can accept it, absolutely. When can we start work?" Zheng Chao said impatiently.
Why be so reserved when you have such good treatment? You must accept it as soon as possible. If someone else snatches it away, you will have no place to cry.
The salary is high and it's close to home. It only takes about 20 minutes to get back from Lijia Village by electric scooter, or 10 minutes by car. It's so great! I have to work hard! I can't let anyone take my job away.
Li Xuezhu didn't expect Zheng Chao to be so straightforward. She asked directly when he would start work without any suspense. "We'll have to wait a few days. The garden isn't finished yet. We'll pick a date to open it after it's finished!"
"Okay, then just let me know when the business opens!"
He just took advantage of this time to clean up his old stall at home, and he could still make a lot of money!
"Okay! By the way, you know my stall is quite big and I need to find two more chefs. Do you know anyone who is reliable, hardworking and honest and can introduce me to one?"
Li Xuezhu asked again, the main reason was that he was an outsider and didn't understand this circle, while they knew more about the circle, so it would be easier to recruit people through them.
"You're right, there really are some. Recently, mainly due to malicious competition, several companies that have been in business for over ten or twenty years are quitting and are looking for work!"
It was really hard to find in the past, but in the past two years, several rich and powerful people have entered this industry. Because they entered the industry early and had a good reputation, the taste of their food was also good. However, when they first entered the industry, they had no business, so they came up with crooked ideas and engaged in malicious competition and price wars.
They are rich and powerful, how can they afford to engage in price wars? They could make some money in the beginning, but now, in the past two years, they have been losing money every month!
It can only be said that Li Xuezhu came at the right time! She met an excellent farm-style chef!
Zheng Chao also contacted two people who were good at cooking, honest, hardworking and had few problems according to Li Xuezhu's requirements.
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